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National Collecting Institutions MAPPING OUR WORLD Terra Incognita To Australia Lose Yourself in the World’s Greatest Maps 7 NOVEMBER 2013–10 MARCH 2014 Only at the National Library of Australia PRINCIPAL PARTNER GOVERNMENT PARTNERS AIRLINE PARTNERS MAJOR PARTNERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Touring & Outreach Program International Exhibitions Insurance Program EXHIBITION GALLERY FREE DAILY FROM 10 AM nla.gov.au/exhibitions BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL Fra Mauro (c. 1390–1459), Map of the World (detail) 1448–1453, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice. The loan of the Fra Mauro Map of the World has been generously supported by Kerry Stokes AC, Noel Dan AM and Adrienne Dan, Nigel Peck AM and Patricia Peck, Douglas and Belinda Snedden and the Embassy of Italy in Canberra.
VOLUME 5 NUMBER 4 DECEMBER 2013 The National Library of Australia magazine The aim of the quarterly The National Library of Australia Magazine is to inform the Australian community about the National Library of Australia’s collections and services, and its role as the information resource for the nation. Copies are distributed through the Australian library network to state, public and community libraries and most libraries within tertiary-education institutions. Copies are also made available to the Library’s international associates, and state and federal government departments and parliamentarians. Additional copies of the magazine may be obtained by libraries, public institutions and educational authorities. Individuals may receive copies by mail by becoming a member of the Friends of the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia Parkes Place Canberra ACT 2600 02 6262 1111 nla.gov.au NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA COUNCIL Chair: Mr Ryan Stokes Deputy Chair: Ms Deborah Thomas Members: The Hon. Mary Delahunty, John M. Green, Dr Nicholas Gruen, Ms Jane Hemstritch, Dr Nonja Peters, Professor Janice Reid am Director General and Executive Member: Ms Anne-Marie Schwirtlich SENIOR EXECUTIVE STAFF Director General: Anne-Marie Schwirtlich Assistant Directors General, by Division: Collections Management: Amelia McKenzie Australian Collections and Reader Services: Margy Burn Resource Sharing: Marie-Louise Ayres Information Technology: Mark Corbould Executive and Public Programs: Cathy Pilgrim Corporate Services: Gerry Linehan EDITORIAL/PRODUCTION Commissioning Editor: Susan Hall Editor: Penny O’Hara Designer: Kathryn Wright Design Image Coordinator: Jemma Posch Printed by Union Offset Printers, Canberra © 2013 National Library of Australia and individual contributors ISSN 1836-6147 PP237008/00012 Send magazine submission queries or proposals to pubadmin@nla.gov.au The views expressed in The National Library of Australia Magazine are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or the publisher. Every reasonable effort has been made to contact relevant copyright holders for illustrative material in this magazine. Where this has not proved possible, the copyright holders are invited to contact the publisher. CONTENTS Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Australia Martin Woods and Susannah Helman introduce the Library’s latest exhibition 8 12 Portraits in Profile Joanna Gilmour ponders the legacy left by artist William Henry Fernyhough’s portraits of Indigenous people 18 21 A Delicate Vision: Japanese Woodblock Frontispieces Japanese frontispieces—or kuchi-e—sparked a revival of interest in traditional woodblock printing at a time of rapid modernisation, as Gary Hickey reveals 24 28 News for Our Time The community is helping the Library to digitise Australian newspapers, as Hilary Berthon explains Underground Australia Michael McKernan ventures into an amazing hidden world Canberra as a Symbol of Nationhood and Unity Patrick Robertson delves into the personal papers of Sir Earle Page to discover more about Canberra’s first Cabinet meeting Arundel del Re’s Many Exiles Peter Robb gave the fourth Ray Mathew Lecture at the National Library of Australia on 13 June 2013 regulars from pen to paper Roger McDonald 7 collections feature A Poster Born in Flames 16 friends 31 support us 32
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